Car-roof



B. F. LIVIELY.v

CARRooF.. APPLICATION' FILED DEC: 14| 1915.

Patented Aug. 3l, 1920.

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CAR Hoor; AFPUCATION FILED DEC. I4, |915.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

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B. F. LIVELY.y

CAR ROOF.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I4. 1915.

Patented Aug. 31,

B. F. LIVELY..

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stares' BENJAMm EURMAN LIvELY, or LENOIR CITY, TENNESSEE, 'AssIGNoE 0E Cina-ruim*` To RAYMOND C. DUDLEY, oE CHICAGQ, ILLINoIs CAE-noon.

Application -iiieaiinece'nmer 14, 1915.- seriai No. 66,727.

To all .wltom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN-F. LIVEEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing 1n Lenoir City, -i'n the countyof Londen and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in Car-Roofs, o f which the following isa Specification.

The invention relates'to metal car roofs,

and -has for its objects `making the roof strong, rigid and self-sustaining, with the minimum number of roofframe members.

With such ends in view-a principal part of the invention Consists in' the formation,

and Combinations thereof hereinafter set\ forth and claimed.- l In order tov Vmake the invention more 'Clearly "understood there are shown in the accompanying drawings means for carrying the same into practical effect, without limlt- -ing the improvements, in their useful appliy cations, to the particular constructions which, been made the .subjects of illustration.l In the said drawings1--- Figure 1 is aplanrview of a portion of'a car Vroof embodying the, invention.4

F ig. 2'is a side elevation of the same, partly broken away.

Fig. 3 is a-vertica'l one-half of the roof, from the eaves to the ridge, on'a larger scale.'

Fig. 4 is a plan viewof one ofthe roof sheets.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view ofthe depending eaves end of" one of the roof sheets, 'and portions-'of .the conti nous interlocking roof sheets,'on line V- of Fig. 3.-

. Fig. 6 is adetail view, in vertical section, on'line -VI-VI of Fig. 1*. Y

Fig. 7 is e also the application and use ofa carline wlth the said roof sheets.

`Eig. 8 is a plan view of roof, partly broken away, of the same con struction as that shownin Fig. 7, and ona smaller scale. Fig. 9 is a side' elevation of the same,

partly broken away. Y y Y '.Fig. 10 is 'avertical transverse sectioirof -the eaves portion of the4 roof, on `a larger scale.

forthe purpose of example,` have transverse ysection of f and formed by. c Y form, from eaves to eaves 'of the roof, with a viewsim`lar to Fig. 3, showing aportion ofA the l o of considerable Fig. 11 vis a vertical transverse section of the 'eaves portion ofthe roof, showing a sl1ghtly different arrangement of'the parts. Fig. l12 is a vertical longitudinal section of the middle of the end portion of the roof,

`illustrati-ng the same construction as Fig. 11.

Referring to the drawings, the roof frameA specifieationpf Letters Patent. .Pat'nted Aug. 3111920.

comprises-sideplates 1, which are preferably l of Z-form, arranged so that the intermediate web 2 is horizontal with the outer. flange 3' ployed) may be very conveniently. Aand strongly attached. VIt varrwill be' understood however that upstanding flanges on the side plates, to perform the roof sheet and roof.

frame vholding function of the flange 4, may

be provided in Aother ways, for instance by. 'I

bOlllg all angle .iron upon the of a wooden side plate. I f- The side plates 1 are lsupported by a suit-A able Vcar frame, comprising vpreferably Vposts 5 .and braces 6 nnitedfwith each other and with the-:sideplates by riveted brackets-7 (`Fig.'2); The side plates are united at their ends by end plates 8 carrying end sheets 8" rounded on their upper edges to conformto the arch ofthe roof. The end plates are 'l preferably of Z-form arranged similarly to the side plates (Fig. 6).

i The upstanding flanges 4 of the side plates are provided at suitable intervals with perforations 9 through which pass rivets. 10

uniting theroof sheetslwith the side plates. Thel roof sheets are shown at 11 formed of sheet metal heavier thanthat ordinarily ein` ployedin car roofs. These sheets 'are bent dies so as` to be of arched upstanding corrugations Aextending from end to end of the said sheets and transverse of the car. 4These corrugations are preferably o f substantiallyv rounded V-shape and depth or height, as indicated (Fig' 5),:

greater `dimensionthan the other and marthe intermediate -or central cor'rugation12 of each sheet is preferably of -ginal Corrugations 13.'` Between the central' large c orrugation 12 and-each marginal corrugatioli 13 is vpreferablyformedone or moreintermediate-corrugations 14.- When the several sheets are combined together to f i form a roof the marginal corrugationsl of each sheet are interlocked with the corresponding marginal corrugations ofthe next sheet (Fig. 5), and the extreme margin l5 of the Overlapping edge of each sheet is secured by rivets 16 with the underlapping portion of the next sheet.4 The marginal portions of the sheets are formed with a series, extending transversely of the car, of

rivet holes 17 for this purpose. 1 The eaves ends of the roof sheets are ben to form Vvertical depending portions 18,

. rugations, and which extend down at and y sheets one to another may also I vertical portions 18 against the outer faces of the side plate fianges 4, to which they are secured by said rivets 10 which pass through the perforations, 17 formed at suitable intervals also in the said vertical portions of the roof sheets. Certain ofthe rivets 1 6 which unite thev roof the flanges 4 of the side/plates.v

It is preferred that-the bottom ends ofthe of the roof sheets shall rest lfirmly on the tops of thewebs 2 of the side plates, thus giving a very stiff and Isolid support'to the roof sheet arch.

Upon reference vto Fig. 5 it'will be seen that where one roof sheet is interlocked with another the corrugation is .of double thickness and of corresponding strength and stiff ness, and at the central part of each roof sheet, where there is no double corrugation, corresponding strength and stiffness are secured by making thecentral corrugation 12 V 'of the considerable depth which is indicated.

. lines are which are also formed with the said cor# v employed forxthat ange of the l of the roof sheets by rivets 2.4. These car'- lines are or may be lrelatively few in number. As indieated in Fig.- 8 there is one carline for each four roof sheets; The carpreferably 'applied' under the roof sheet seams so that the rivets 16 which unite the roof sheets may also be passed through one of the carline ianges` 23 and take the place of the -said rivets 24, the latter being carline which is'at oneside of the riveted roof sheet seam.

The carlines are `further bent and formedat their ends so as tohave vertical depending portions 25 theflanges 23 of which engage against the .inner faces of the said plate flanges 4. Here' they are preferably secured by said vrivets 10 which pass through passlthrou'gh I The described roof Vsheets may be causedv to' aidin supporting one another under superimposed strains by means'of the running board l2O, the said running board being supported on saddles 21- to which it is bolted,

and the said saddles being secured to the roofsheets at the seams thereof by any suitable means.r y

The only frame members comprised in the roof above described are the side and end plates. The invention does not however exclude the use of other frame memfbers, where the latter are desired, and in 50 I and use of carlines with Figs. 7 to 10 are illustrated the combination the said side plates and roof sheets. In this construction the side plates are composed each of two angle irons riveted together and arranged to form horizontal webs and vertical depending and upstandinginner and outer flanges, as already described. But it will be understood that side plates of the construction shown in Fig. 3 may be employed. f y y The said vcarlines are indicated at 22 and arepreferably of U-form in cross-section with lateral top Hanges'23. Thesecarlines are arched from eaves to eaves of the oar to conform with the shape of the roof sheets and aiesecured directly to the under sides the said ianges 4 4and 'also through the ve'rti` cal portions 18 ofthe roof sheets. This con (Fig. 10) gives a verystrongbrace at intervals along the.

struction and arrangement sides of-theoar `at the spring ofthe roof sheet arch. In the 'construction illustrated vin Figs. 7 to 10a carline is applied at each fourth roof sheet.

The corrugations ofthe sheets may-be uniform, as indicated in Fig. 8.. The end sheets 8 are formed with fianges- 26.(Fig. 6) to which thel end roof'sheets are riveted "at 27 (Fig. 2).

plates 1 may be combined with. carried by wooden side plates 1 (Figs.-

and the end plates may bey of l The side and l1 and 12), wood as shown in said figures at 30. The flange of the to include the projecting roof sheet, 'as indicated at secured by rivets 32.. The shown at 33 and the end What is claimed 'is:`

, 1. In a metal car roof, in, combination: roof sheets having upstanding transverse edge of the end 31 in Fig. 12 and side sheathing is sheathingat 34.

and V-shaped marginal corrugations, and` having intermediate corrugations parallel with and of greater depth thansaid marginal corrugations,

double at their apices; whereby the middles of the sheets are stifened correspondingly with their margins.

. ous sheets being 2. In a metal car roof, in combination,

end sheet 8 may'be bentback vthe marginal corrugations of contiguous sheets being lapped and roof sheets having upstanding transversel side of said flanges; arched roof sheets en-v gaging the outer sides of said fianges; rivets directly uniting the top portions of said carlines and roof sheets; and rivets uniting together the carlines, the roof sheets and the interposed side plate anges.

4. In a metal car roof, in combination: side plates having upstanding fianges along their innerportions; carlines arched from side to side of the car,said carlines having vertical end portions engaging the inner` faces of the said flanges of the side plates v and secured thereto; roof sheets over said carlines, arched from side to side of the car, formed with upstanding.corrugations trans; verse of the car, the marginal corrugations of one sheet being lapped and interlocked with the marginal corrugations of the next sheets, and the overlapping margin of each sheet being riveted to the underlapping sheet, the roof sheets terminating at their ends in vertical depending eaves portions Which are secured to the outer faces of the said flanges of the side plates; and rivets securing certain of said roof sheets to the carlines.

5. In a inet-al car roof, in combination: side plates having upstanding flanges along their vinner portions; U-shaped carlines arched from side to side of the car and having lateral top flanges, said carlines having vertical. end portions engaging the inner 'faces of the said flanges of the side plates and having their lateral flanges secured thereto; roof sheets over said carlines, arched from side toside ofthe car, formed with upstanding corrugations transverse of the car, the marginal corrugations of one sheet being lapped and interlocked with 4the marginal corrugations of the next sheets, and the extreme .overlapping 4margin of each sheet beyond the marginal corrugation being riveted to the underlapping sheet, the roof sheets terminating at their ends in vertical depend-- ing eaves'portions which are securedto the outer faces of the said flanges of the side plates; and rivets securing certain of said roof sheets to the side flanges of the carlines. (S. In a metal car roof, in combination:

metal side plates of -Z-form having upstanding side flanges along their inner portions; U-shaped 'carliiies arched from sideto side vof the car and having side fianges, said Carlines having vertical end portions eiigagingr the inner faces of the said flanges of the side plates and having their side flanges se-' cured thereto; roof sheets over said carlines, arched from side to side of the car, formed "with upstanding corrugations transverse of the car, the marginal corrugations of one sheet being lapped and interlocked with the marginal corrugations of the next sheets, and the overlapping margin of eachsheet being riveted to the underlapping sheet, the

roof sheets terminating lat their ends in vertical depending eaves portions which are secured to the outer faces of the said flanges of the side plates;and rivets securing certainof said roof sheets to the side flanges ofthe carlines.

7. A 4sheet metal roof sheet for car roofs, having near each sidemargin an upstanding v corrugation, a central upstandingl corrugation ofgreater depth and strength than said marginal corriigations, and corrugations be- Atween and parallel With said central and marginal corrugations.

8. rh having near each side margin an upstanding V-shaped corrugation, a central upstanding V-shaped corrugationof greater depth and strength than said marginal corrugations7 vand V-shapedcorrugations between and parkalong said vertical portions and said arched portion of the sheet.

Iii testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the` presence of Witnesses.

BnNJAMiN 'FURMAN Livniyv.'

Vitnessesi I B. W. CUnD,

J L. ROGERS.

two subscribing,

heet metal roof sheet for car roofs, l 

